The disaster has also caused a drastic shift in focus among the robotics industry. DARPA challenges this year will be focused on scenarios similar to the Fukushima Disaster where robots that can meet these kinds of challenges would stand to win. Robots that can work in challenging environments and with more of a general disaster focus are becoming the new areas of research.

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